Oven-shelf.



MiL'roN Tom), OFKIESLING, wAsnING'rov.

OVEN-SHELE v liig; in the county 'of Spokane, State of Washington, have invented certain' new and useful Improvements'in Oven-Shelves; and e I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the inventon,

V' such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. p This invention relates to improvements in supporting devices for the ovensof cooking stoves. e

The object of the invention `is to provide e a support or shelf for cooking stove ovens which may: be partially withdrawn', while still supporting the foods which are being cooked so that its maj or portion remains suspended outside of the oven whilethe foods are being examined.- 'This Construction obvi ates the necessity of a housekeeper extending V v the arm' into the -oven'to removepans'and other dishes from theoven shelf :tor purposes of inspecton. Also, the improved' construction permits the utensils tobe placed i j upon the shelf, or to be removed therefrom after the baking has been finished, while the' U shelf is 'extended from the oven.

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In the'drawingsz- -vi I 'tally through an oven and showing the shelf (and in plan, 0

Fig. '2 is'a section on 1ine2 2 of Eg. 1,

. Fig. 3 isa section o n line 3- 3, .of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to thedraw may' ossessthe characteristcs 'which adapt ings, I represents the walls of the oven struc-, ture; upon whose sdes are Secured theangle bars 2 which form theledges on whichthe` shelf or grid 3 is slidably supported. Said shelf or grid 3 is constructed inany generally accepted manner from sheet metal` or castmetal, 'and in some casesmaybe pro vided with the longitudinal upturned flanges 4, where the structure requires such a str'engthening reinforcement.

In the Construction ofthe grid 3, the side members 5 are formed of practically the 'same width as 'the ledges 2, and near their `forward `ends of thele r With the above objects in View, and such' others relatingto the. details of Construction as may hereinafter appear my invention will" e now be fal-ly set forth and described,'ref-, erence being had to the accompanying. draw-`- '35-' v e Figure l is a sectional view taken horizoni Specificationof Letters Patent. Patentd Septi 24:., 1918. I Application filed, October 16, 1 917. Serial No. 19692 5, i

hrea'r ends have spaced 'therefrorn the enter 'ends of cleats 6, which. at theirinner" ends are securedto the under. sides of one of' the ftransverse members of the grid and extend transversely' across the underfaces ofthe side members 5 "in such relation tha-t 'the- `ledges 2 will be received between the side members and the cleats' Since the cleats 6 are located practically at the rear end of the grid structure they' serve to hold the grid or shelf against 'tiltin movement. upon the I ges 2 when the device is extended. u I I In order 'to provide a stop against the accidental complete withdrawal of the shelf, I v

'provide the stop pins7 which are dropped :through openings 8 in the ledges 2 near the forward' ends thereof, so that the cleats 6 will strike thereagainst when the shelf has been'drawn outwardly to the limit provided 'bythestop pins, ;The pins 7 are provided `*with heads 9 whose'under sides are beveled i accidentally project above 'the upper suri faces of ;the ledges 2, they will not prevent the even movementef the members 5 over the 'ledgesk Formed in the side members 5 over the heads of the pins7, when the shelf 'i`s ent1rely withinthe' oven, are the elongatedslots'lO whichareof such width as to permit {passage 'therethrough ofthe heads!) of the pins 7, when said pinsare lifted to withdraw *them 'from' the openings 8. ,By this arrangement, the pins` maybe removed from the ledges when it is desired to completely .withdraw theshelf from the oven, it beng ob- .served that in the 'partially withdrawn posi- Gtionsof the shelf-the pins are positively 'held against accidental displacement. v

Thegrid is'provided with a handle 11 at' its forward end, and in other particulars it tothe type of oven in which it is intended to be used; `Thus,` it will be' apparent that 'the improvements of this invention. are

- of the oven-by permitting the more convenient handling of the baking. Notonly is the danger of burns materially decreased, but

also' the 1iability ofspoi1ing the baking bei cause 'of the inability to secure a firm hold upon 'the bakin uten sils.f` Therefore, be-

ca'use of the'abi ity to Conveniently handle ioo supporting ledges therein provided with openngs adjacent the mouth of the oven, headed pins loosely' engaged in said openin'gs, a shelf having its side edge portons i s'eated on the ledges and slidable over the heads of the pins and provided adjacent ,15

their forward ends with openings adapted to uncover the heads of the pins to permit their withdrawal When the shelf is slid into the oven and cleat members carried by the rear portion of the shelf and engaging the 20 under surfaces of the ledges and adapted to abut the lower ends of the pins upon forward sliding movement of the shelf.

In testimony whereof, I afix my signature in the presence of a witness.

. MILTON TODD.

Witness GEO. H. CHANDLEE. 

